Tha Kha floating market

A genuine gathering of floating farmers

What we say:

The tiny village of Tha Kha is set amid fruit farms and narrow canals 11 kilometres northeast of Amphawa, and its floating market has seen consistent village gatherings for well over a century.

In olden times, the dates when the market took place were based on cycles of the moon. While this tradition is still adhered to, villagers also now hold the market every Saturday and Sunday in the hopes of getting a handful of the tourists who flock to places like Amphawa and Damnoen Saduak to visit.

Tha Kha's is still an old fashioned floating market, however, so you'll need to arrive in the morning to see it in full swing. If you can manage that, it's one of the best places around to snap those shots of genuine farmers in rowboats trading produce they grew themselves. A handful of coffee shops and canal-side eateries have been set up in more recent times specifically to take care of the tourists, but even these are closed up by 13:00.

While here, don't miss the opportunity to pay a local around 100 to 300 baht for an hour-long rowboat cruise along the area's canals lined with tropical foliage, old wood houses and sleepy temples.

More details

How to get there: To get here on your own steam, head north out of Amphawa on Route 325 and follow the well-marked signs to Tha Kha floating market. The market can also be reached as part of a tour -- by boat or tuk tuk -- from Amphawa.

Travelfish reader reviews

There have been no reviews written by Travelfish readers so far.
Why don't you start the ball rolling?

Have your say

Review title

Snappiness encouraged ;-)

When did you visit here?

This gives your review a bit of context - especially if you were last visited in 1932.

Your review

(Remotely sensible, non-ranting comments are much appreciated. If you don't like somewhere, please explain why -- it's all far more helpful for others that way.) Serial ranters, loons and spammers will be banished!
And please, no self-promotional URLs -- that's what your signature field is for.

So how does it rate?

On a scale of one to ten (with 10 being outstanding and 1 being bloody awful) how would you rate here?
Rating (out of 10):

Please note reviews are now pre moderated. Not all reviews will be published and submissions may be edited for clarity, typos and style before they appear. Ranting tirades, spam and anything else that really belongs somewhere else won't make the cut. If you want to rant, go to Thorntree.

Please login and refresh this screen before writing your review -- thanks!